Monthly Archives

October 06, 2018

I can't believe the holidays are approaching so quickly! As a "thank you", I will be sending out a special holiday gift to my subscribers. It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays. Let’s face it, the holidays seem to appear earlier every year. They also have the uncanny knack of showing up when we are at our busiest. We have holiday gatherings and parties. We have places to go with the kids. Presents that need to be bought. So many things that just have to be done. Wouldn't it be nice to have creative ideas delivered to your...
Read more →

December 06, 2017

Can you believe it's December already? I just love the holiday season, but it's easy to let it run away with all our time. To help you get your Christmas list checked off quickly and easily I've included a sweet gift tutorial and some no-fuss gift giving ideas. One of my favorite gifts to give is Paper Pumpkin. It's creative, unique, great for everyone from pre-teens on up, one-size-does-actually-fit-all, it's delivered for you, and you can get pre-paid gift certificates from 1 month to 1 year, so it fits any budget, awesome! Kits make great gifts, too. The Soft Sayings...
Read more →

November 18, 2017

Hi Stampers, At the beginning of November I had my annual Christmas Card stamp a stack. If you follow me on Facebook you've already seen the pictures from that fun day!! Today I'm going to share with you one of my favorite cards from the class. I am so in love with the Night in Bethlehem stamp set. It's a beautiful stamp set that lets you create simple stunning cards. When you add in the coordinating die set you get even more fun options!. For this card we kept it simple. Stamping on card stock, add in a little Merry...
Read more →

November 05, 2017

It's beginning to look a lot like the holidays. Let's face it, the holidays seem to appear earlier every year. They also have the uncanny knack of showing up when we are at our busiest. We have holiday gatherings and parties. We have places to go with the kids. Presents that need to be bought. So many things that just have to be done. Wouldn't it be nice to have creative ideas delivered to your inbox? 6 days full of great holiday help. These ideas will cover gift giving, decorating, and card making. They will be packed full of inspiring...
Read more →

November 14, 2016

Hi Stampers, Last weekend I held my annual Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack. This is hands down my favorite class all year - It's so much fun to plan the Hot Chocolate Bar, Christmas Cookies, and Decorations. It's also so fun to play around with Christmas Stamps and look for inspiring card ideas to CASE!! Here's two of the cards we stamped at the class - Both use the Greetings From Santa stamp set. Clear Mount Stamps or Wood Mount Stamps (This set is on sale this month - 25% off) You can't really see from the picture but we used Shimmer...
Read more →

November 09, 2016

Hi Stampers, The Merry Wishes stamp set and coordinating Merry Tags framelits dies make quick and elegant Christmas Cards. I created two options featuring this set for my On Stage card swaps. I used the Pine Bough embossing folder for the background on the cards. The first card is done in Emerald Envy with a Christmas Tree ornament. For the second version I choose Dapper Denim and Gold Foil paper. I used the White Shimmer paper for the ornaments on both cards to add a little extra sparkle. The cards go together quick and easy but create a fabulous Holiday...
Read more →

September 13, 2016

Hi Stampers, I am so in love with just about everything in the new Holiday Catalog!! Have you seen it??? It's fabulous. (download a copy here) Here's just one quick and cute card created with one of my favorites - Cookie Cutter Christmas! If there's one thing in my family we love as much as stamping - it's cut out cookies. So this set if full of Christmas Holiday traditions!! You get to stamp and punch out a Reindeer, Gingerbread Man, Santa, Eskimo, and there's a WHOLE additional set for Halloween. We'll be creating a Reindeer card featuring this set...
Read more →

November 18, 2015

Hi Stampers, This fun present stack was created as one of the decorations at the Christmas Stamp a Stack - I got busy at the class this year and didn't get as many pictures as I normally do at the classes - fortunately I did snap a picture of the present stack outside before we left :) I used some of our Envelope Papers to wrap the boxes - When I just cut them to the size I needed and pieced a couple of sheets together - the seams hide nicely under the ribbon! The tag on the box comes...
Read more →

November 16, 2015

Hi Stampers, Did you see the pictured of the Christmas Card class over on my Facebook page?? If not go check 'em out. I know those of you who couldn't make it to this year's Christmas Card Class have been waiting to get a peek at the cards we made! This is one of the cards I designed for the class. I fell in LOVE with the deer image and wanted to create a very classic Rudolph type card in a not so classic color combo - what do you think of the Blue, Purple, and Sliver look? Of course...
Read more →

December 10, 2014

Holiday Helper Series Project 12: Christmas Bauble Tiny lights twinkling from the branches of the Christmas tree. A soft glow is cast over the carefully hung ornaments - each one a reminder of home. Collected over the years ... store bought and handmade ... there is a story for each one. Memories hung on the tree in the form of ornaments, from the newest to the most treasured, they are so much more than decorations. This elegant Christmas Bauble ornament is a timeless classic and perfect to send your holiday wishes for many more wonderful memories to come. Use the...
Read more →